Mary Davies
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“Mary has operated as a Senior Economist in a very wide range of public and private sector roles. She is extremely able, hard working, a team player and most importantly a real pleasure to work with”
Sheila Robinson Director, Sheila Robinson Associates “Mary Davies is a well-known competition economist. She has worked in some of the most prestigious institutions for economists including The Treasury and the Competition and Markets Authority. She has organised and spoken in very important seminars on competition economics. Mary is very effective”. Sylvia Weynon Regulatory Economist Centrica (British Gas) "Mary worked with us on a couple of recent assignments looking at competition in particular education markets. She played an invaluable role in helping us develop our methodology for reviewing competition and was a ‘critical friend’ in helping us identify potential market failures and recommendations. I would welcome the opportunity to work with Mary again." Ali Zaidi Lead Managing Consultant, ICF "Mary worked with me as Deputy Director of Economic Policy, when I was the Director of Economic Policy at Postcomm. She led a number of anti-competitive investigations of Royal Mail's actions and a market study of the letters market. She was always very professional and dedicated in her work." Stephen Gibson Director, SLG Economics |
Mary Davies is an expert with over 25 years experience undertaking and delivering high quality economic advice on competition, regulatory and consumer issues to senior decision makers. She draws on skills gained in market analysis and assessment of anti-competitive behaviour whilst working on investigations and market studies for Office of Fair Trading (1999-2014) and Competition and Market’s Approach (CMA) (2014-2015) across a broad range of sectors including: construction, housing, transport, automotive, retail, health, banking, insurance, education and post.
Mary regularly advises clients on mergers and competition investigations in particular from the viewpoint of UK competition authorities’ approach to market assessment. Recently advised on mergers within the pharmaceutical, retail grocery, food manufacturing and online gambling markets. Has also advised on investigations into the musical instruments and real estate sites markets.
Mary has a sound understanding of regulation gained in her role as non-executive member of the Board of Single Source Regulations Office (2017-2021) that sets the regulatory framework for the UK government’s procurement of non-competed military goods. She has also worked at a senior level in the rail sector as Head of Regulatory Economics at the Office of Rail and Road (October 2015-November 2016) leading a review of Network Rail’s track access charges. She advised the Department of Health (2012-2013) on the implementation of a new mergers regime in the health sector. Mary also spent two years working as Deputy Director of Economics at the Postal services Commission (2008-2010) leading investigations of alleged anti-competitive behaviour by Royal Mail.
Further detail of her project work, presentations and publications are contained below.
Mary regularly advises clients on mergers and competition investigations in particular from the viewpoint of UK competition authorities’ approach to market assessment. Recently advised on mergers within the pharmaceutical, retail grocery, food manufacturing and online gambling markets. Has also advised on investigations into the musical instruments and real estate sites markets.
Mary has a sound understanding of regulation gained in her role as non-executive member of the Board of Single Source Regulations Office (2017-2021) that sets the regulatory framework for the UK government’s procurement of non-competed military goods. She has also worked at a senior level in the rail sector as Head of Regulatory Economics at the Office of Rail and Road (October 2015-November 2016) leading a review of Network Rail’s track access charges. She advised the Department of Health (2012-2013) on the implementation of a new mergers regime in the health sector. Mary also spent two years working as Deputy Director of Economics at the Postal services Commission (2008-2010) leading investigations of alleged anti-competitive behaviour by Royal Mail.
Further detail of her project work, presentations and publications are contained below.